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Mike does Frank (with own spin)

1-3 exercise in demonstrating pencils, ink, colouring

Then, curve ball - presents Frank’s finished work ..

This is mega art class

Mike has technical accuracy of the Thunderbird machines

Frank through stylised delivery injects action, dynamics and emotion
July 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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“Frank through stylised delivery injects action, dynamics and emotion”
Mike does Frank (with own spin)

1-3 exercise in demonstrating pencils, ink, colouring

Then, curve ball - presents Frank’s finished work ..

This is mega art class

Mike has technical accuracy of the Thunderbird machines

Frank through stylised delivery injects action, dynamics and emotion
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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More Eric Eden & the #Daleks
February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Intense.
February 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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That’s quite a mess

It’s going to get worse

Going to take more than a visit to the body shop..

Mike Noble and the glorious adventures of the Fireball XL5
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Rings a bell, but don't think we ever had it.
February 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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The third of the interviews with Frank Bellamy in the 1970s that exist only as sound recordings

From “About Anglia” in 1976
The Eagle & TV21 comic artist Frank Bellamy interviewed by Chris Young in 1976 for 'About Anglia'
YouTube video by Alan Hayes (Hidden Tiger Books)
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I love the way that panel goes over the edge - just like Thunderbird 4.
February 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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It’s Frank

It’s Thunderbirds

It’s glorious
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Another beautiful instalment of Stingray: The Flying Fish

With some help courtesy of production stills from the tv episode “Echo of Danger”

That’s not to knock Ron - the first page and a half is of completely original design and just great

Love the wee heli-jet
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Agent 21’s latest brilliant plan involves blowing up his only means of escape

I’m not especially clever but can spot an alternative here
February 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Probably on tv at the time. Marvel UK managed 15 issues of an Alf comic, plus a couple of specials.
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM